Grand opening of Maple Creek Composite High School celebrated

Cypress Hills MLA Wayne Elhard on behalf of Education Minister Donna
Harpauer attended the grand opening of Maple Creek Composite School
along with students, staff, board members and community members. The
celebration featured a ribbon cutting ceremony and speeches by Wayne
Elhard, Mayor Barry Rudd, Deputy School Division Director Kyle McIntyre,
and Board Chair Randy Beler.

The addition and renovation to Maple Creek Composite High School was
required to provide adequate space for the existing grade structure as
well as Grade 6 and 7 students from nearby Sidney Street School. The
renovation will also increase building efficiency by at least 25 per
cent. The Ministry of Education contributed $4.8 million toward this
project which is valued at $8.4 million.

"This project has been highly anticipated and I am pleased that students
in Maple Creek now have an updated learning environment with ample
space for educational programming," Elhard said. "Maple Creek Composite
School is now a modern, energy efficient school of which students,
teachers and the community can be proud."

"We are pleased to see the completion of the project," Beler said. "The
Maple Creek Composite School will offer an attractive and functional
environment for our students, staff and families for many years into the
future."

Government has committed more than $376.5 million since November 2007 to
move forward 38 major school capital projects and about 710 additional
smaller school capital projects across the province. This represents a
record high investment in school infrastructure over a four year period.